$3,300 Main Event
Day 4 Started
$3,300 Main Event
Day 4 Started
Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
1 | 1 | Roman Stoica | 1,605,000 | 32 |
1 | 2 | Rabih El-Hachem | 760,000 | 15 |
1 | 3 | Mehdi Chaoui | 1,180,000 | 24 |
1 | 4 | Chady Ojeil | 680,000 | 14 |
1 | 5 | Kemal Aslan | 1,255,000 | 25 |
1 | 6 | Andrey Litvinov | 810,000 | 16 |
1 | 7 | Maher Achour | 2,610,000 | 52 |
1 | 8 | Fausto Tantillo | 2,870,000 | 57 |
1 | 9 | Sardor Shagulyamov | 1,250,000 | 25 |
2 | 1 | Maciej Komorowski | 1,715,000 | 34 |
2 | 2 | Alisa Sibgatova | 595,000 | 12 |
2 | 3 | Razvan Sabau | 2,470,000 | 49 |
2 | 4 | Mateusz Wozniak | 2,190,000 | 44 |
2 | 5 | Nenad Dukic | 930,000 | 19 |
2 | 6 | Yuri Suvorov | 1,970,000 | 39 |
2 | 7 | Felipe Ketzer | 8,255,000 | 165 |
2 | 8 | Bart Lybaert | 1,325,000 | 27 |
3 | 1 | Michel Habib | 1,075,000 | 22 |
3 | 2 | Georges Hanna | 570,000 | 11 |
3 | 3 | Mihai Tusnea | 1,405,000 | 28 |
3 | 4 | Dmitry Gromov | 1,910,000 | 38 |
3 | 5 | Dinesh Alt | 2,605,000 | 52 |
3 | 6 | Dmitrii Astratov | 495,000 | 10 |
3 | 7 | Tomy Greineisen | 1,275,000 | 26 |
3 | 8 | Iulian-Remus Blebea | 900,000 | 18 |
4 | 1 | Kalidou Sow | 460,000 | 18 |
4 | 2 | Traian Stanciu | 910,000 | 36 |
4 | 3 | Ahmet Akyun | 950,000 | 38 |
4 | 4 | Jeremie Zouari | 3,975,000 | 159 |
4 | 5 | Adrian State | 1,360,000 | 54 |
4 | 6 | Andrey Pateychuk | 1,175,000 | 47 |
4 | 7 | Dmitrii Andreev | 1,105,000 | 44 |
4 | 8 | Simone Andrian | 1,155,000 | 46 |
5 | 1 | Agharazi Babayev | 810,000 | 32 |
5 | 2 | Umutcan Ipekoglu | 2,375,000 | 95 |
5 | 3 | Danut Chisu | 3,100,000 | 124 |
5 | 4 | Robert Rbeiz | 900,000 | 36 |
5 | 5 | Rashad Iskandarov | 700,000 | 28 |
5 | 6 | Elie Farah | 1,510,000 | 60 |
5 | 7 | Caner Gunes | 2,120,000 | 85 |
5 | 8 | Tahsin Cankurtaranli | 1,330,000 | 53 |
Just 41 players remain from a field of 664 total entrants heading into the final day of the Merit Poker Carmen Series $3,300 Main Event here at the Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino in North Cyprus.
Just two months ago at the Merit Poker Western Series Felipe Ketzer took third place in the Main Event for $155,000. Today he will attempt to surpass that score with a victory in today's Main Event. Ketzer finished Day 3 with 8,255,000 chips worth 165 big blinds, a stack that is more than double that of any other player left in the tournament. Ketzer is most closely followed by Jeremie Zouari (3,975,000) and Danut Chisu (3,100,000).
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Felipe Ketzer | Brazil | 8,255,000 | 165 |
2 | Jeremie Zouari | France | 3,975,000 | 80 |
3 | Danut Chisu | Romania | 3,100,000 | 62 |
4 | Fausto Tantillo | Italy | 2,870,000 | 57 |
5 | Maher Achour | Tunisia | 2,610,000 | 52 |
6 | Dinesh Alt | Switzerland | 2,605,000 | 52 |
7 | Umutcan Ipekoglu | Turkey | 2,375,000 | 48 |
8 | Mateusz Wozniak | Poland | 2,150,000 | 43 |
9 | Caner Gunes | Turkey | 2,120,000 | 42 |
10 | Yuri Suvorov | Russian Federation | 1,970,000 | 39 |
Rounding out the top five are Day 2 chip leader Fausto Tantillo (2,870,000) and Maher Achour (2,610,000). Further down the leaderboard are Dmitry Gromov (1,910,000), Andrey Pateychuk (1,175,000), Simone Andrian (1,155,000), Day 1c chip leader Rabih El-Hachem (760,000 and Day 1b chip leader Alisa Sibgatova (595,000).
The day will begin at noon local time with blinds at 25,000/50,000 and an 50,000 big blind ante. As always, be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action from this event from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned.
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Cards are in the air for the final day of the Main Event.
Mihai Tusnea opened to 115,000 from the button and Dinesh Alt defended from the big blind.
Both players checked the flop and turn leading to a final board of Q♦J♣6♦K♥A♣. Alt bet 125,000 and was called by Tusnea.
Alt showed 9♠7♦ for a bluff while Tusnea showed down A♠4♦ for top pair with a weak kicker to take the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Dinesh Alt |
2,050,000
-555,000
|
-555,000 |
Mihai Tusnea |
1,625,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
Alisa Sibgatova moved all in for 405,000 from the cutoff and was called by Nenad Dukic in the big blind who had a covering stack.
Alisa Sibgatova: 3♥3♠
Nenad Dukic: A♣8♣
The board ran out K♠K♥7♥9♥Q♥ giving Sibgatova a small flush to secure a full double up at Dukic's expense.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alisa Sibgatova | 980,000 | |
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Nenad Dukic | 485,000 |
With two players seeing a board of 6♣K♣2♦J♣3♦ and roughly 600,000 in the middle, Robert Rbeiz bet 205,000 from the big blind leaving just 105,000 behind. Umutcan Ipekoglu was on the button and thought for roughly 90 seconds before making the call.
Ipekoglu tabled K♥4♥ which was good enough to secure close to a full double up through Ipekoglu.
Elsewhere in the tournament area, Agharazi Babayev was recently eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Umutcan Ipekoglu |
3,225,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
Robert Rbeiz |
1,045,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
Agharazi Babayev | Busted |
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
In a preflop confrontation Traian Stanciu found himself all in for approximately 400,000 from the small blind and was up against Andrey Pateychuk in middle position who held a covering stack.
Traian Stanciu: K♣10♣
Andrey Pateychuk: A♥10♥
Stanciu was in rough shape against the bigger ten and found no help on the 2♠6♦4♥ flop. The J♦ turn was also a brick but the K♠ river gave Stanciu top pair to secure a full double up.
Elsewhere in the tournament area, Nenad Dukic was recently eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Traian Stanciu | 860,000 | |
Andrey Pateychuk | 805,000 | |
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Nenad Dukic | Busted |